Amphilepididae

	Amphilepididae Amphilepididae are a small family of brittle stars of the suborder Gnathophiurina The Gnathophiurina are a group of Ophiuroidea mostly treated as suborder (but at first as an order Gnathophiurida, and sometimes as infraorder of OphiurinaSmith, A.B.; Paterson, G.L.J. . Ophiuroid phylogeny and higher taxonomy: morphological, .... It contains two genera, ''Amphicutis'' and ''Amphilepis'' http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123608 MarineSpecies.org - Amphilepididae '' Amphicutis'' '' Amphilepis'' References Gnathophiurina Echinoderm families {{ophiuroidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Amphicutis ''Amphicutis'' is a genus of brittle stars of the family Amphilepididae Amphilepididae are a small family of brittle stars of the suborder Gnathophiurina The Gnathophiurina are a group of Ophiuroidea mostly treated as suborder (but at first as an order Gnathophiurida, and sometimes as infraorder of OphiurinaSm .... It contains a single species, ''Amphicutis stygobita''. References Pomory, C.M.; Carpenter, J.H. & Winter, J.H. 2011. Amphicutis stygobita, a new genus and new species of brittle star (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea: Ophiurida: Amphilepididae) found in Bernier Cave, an anchialine cave on San Salvador Island, Bahamas. Zootaxa 3133: 50-68. Amphilepididae Monotypic echinoderm genera Ophiuroidea genera {{ophiuroidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Amphilepididae Amphilepididae are a small family of brittle stars of the suborder Gnathophiurina The Gnathophiurina are a group of Ophiuroidea mostly treated as suborder (but at first as an order Gnathophiurida, and sometimes as infraorder of OphiurinaSmith, A.B.; Paterson, G.L.J. . Ophiuroid phylogeny and higher taxonomy: morphological, .... It contains two genera, ''Amphicutis'' and ''Amphilepis'' http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123608 MarineSpecies.org - Amphilepididae '' Amphicutis'' '' Amphilepis'' References Gnathophiurina Echinoderm families {{ophiuroidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Amphilepis ''Amphilepis'' is a genus of brittle stars of the family Amphilepididae. It contains the following species: '' Amphilepis antarctica'' '' Amphilepis guerini'' '' Amphilepis ingolfiana'' ''Amphilepis mobilis'' ''Amphilepis neozelandica'' ''Amphilepis norvegica'' ''Amphilepis nuda'' ''Amphilepis papyracea'' ''Amphilepis patens'' ''Amphilepis pycnostoma'' ''Amphilepis sanmatiensis'' ''Amphilepis scutata'' ''Amphilepis tenuis ''Amphilepis'' is a genus of brittle stars of the family Amphilepididae. It contains the following species: '' Amphilepis antarctica'' '' Amphilepis guerini'' '' Amphilepis ingolfiana'' ''Amphilepis mobilis'' '' Amphilepis neozelandica'' '' ...'' '' Amphilepis teodorae'' References Amphilepididae Ophiuroidea genera {{ophiuroidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Brittle Star Brittle stars, serpent stars, or ophiuroids (; ; referring to the serpent-like arms of the brittle star) are echinoderms in the class Ophiuroidea, closely related to starfish. They crawl across the sea floor using their flexible arms for locomotion. The ophiuroids generally have five long, slender, whip-like arms which may reach up to in length on the largest specimens. The Ophiuroidea contain two large clades, Ophiurida (brittle stars) and Euryalida (basket stars). Over 2,000 species of brittle stars live today. More than 1,200 of these species are found in deep waters, greater than 200 m deep. Range The ophiuroids diverged in the Early Ordovician. Ophiuroids can be found today in all of the major marine provinces, from the poles to the tropics. Basket stars are usually confined to the deeper parts of this range; Ophiuroids are known even from abyssal (>6,000 m) depths. However, brittle stars are also common members of reef communities, where they hide under rocks and even w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Gnathophiurina The Gnathophiurina are a group of Ophiuroidea mostly treated as suborder (but at first as an order Gnathophiurida, and sometimes as infraorder of OphiurinaSmith, A.B.; Paterson, G.L.J. . Ophiuroid phylogeny and higher taxonomy: morphological, molecular and palaeontological perspectives. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 114 (1995) or not used at all). Families * Amphilepididae Matsumoto, 1915 * Amphiuridae Ljungman, 1867 * Ophiactidae Matsumoto, 1915 * Ophiocomidae Ljungman, 1867 * Ophionereididae Ophionereididae are a family of brittle star Brittle stars, serpent stars, or ophiuroids (; ; referring to the serpent-like arms of the brittle star) are echinoderms in the class Ophiuroidea, closely related to starfish. They crawl across the ... Ljungman, 1867 * Ophiothricidae Ljungman, 1867 References Ophiurida {{ophiuroidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Family (biology) Family (, : ) is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy. It is classified between order and genus. A family may be divided into subfamilies, which are intermediate ranks between the ranks of family and genus. The official family names are Latin in origin; however, popular names are often used: for example, walnut trees and hickory trees belong to the family Juglandaceae, but that family is commonly referred to as the "walnut family". The delineation of what constitutes a family—or whether a described family should be acknowledged—is established and decided upon by active taxonomists. There are not strict regulations for outlining or acknowledging a family, yet in the realm of plants, these classifications often rely on both the vegetative and reproductive characteristics of plant species. Taxonomists frequently hold varying perspectives on these descriptions, leading to a lack of widespread consensus within the scientific community ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]